The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-11-11
LINGG LAID OUT.
THE BOMB MAKER BLOWS THE TOP
OF HIS HEAD OFF.
An Exciting Day at Chicago and
Springfield.
Parsons at Last Begs for Mercy and
Hopes to Save His Neck.
What viii Oglesby Do?
HE KEPT HIS PROMISE.
Lingg Commits Suicide in a Horrible
Manner.

Manner.
CHICAGO, Nov. 10, m.-Lingg placed
Il Illuminating cap to his head and touch
ed 1t off with a candle and blew his head
into fragments early this morning.
NOT DEAD But MIGHT AS WELL BE.
CHICAGO, Nov. 10, 10 Il. m.-Lingg, the
bomb maker, has just committed suicide.
He placed II illuminate cap in his mouth,
and fred il from candle burning in his
cell Great holes were blown in his
head. He is living at 10 o'clock, but is
expected To die at any moment. The
greatest excitement prevails ut Spring
field.
HE Is DEAD.
CHICAGO, Nov. 10, = p. m.-Lingg is
dead.
GREAT SENSATION.
CHICAGO, Nov. l0.-Immediately after
the explosion. Deputy O'Neil rushed in
to Lingg's cell, which was completely
enveloped in smoke. There he found
the young anarchist living on his back
with great holes IN his head, from which
the blood was rushing in torrents. He
was at once carried into the jai. office
and placed on n table. He was still
breathing fairly, and while DR.. Gray was
examining him he coughed slightly, and
the blood poured forth again from his
terrible wounds and from his mouth and
al.
could only live an hour or so at the most,
and expects his death at every moment.
At ten o'clock he was still alive. After
a while Jailor Eolz made an examination
of the cell. On the floor he found the
shell of Illuminating cap. The sheriff
said there had undoubtedly been dyna-
mite it. The supposition that the man
PUT THE SHELL IN His MOUTH
and deliberately applied the candle
flame is undoubtedly correct, and the
explosion was terrific. IL startled the
officials, who thought it was bomb, the
noise was SO great. The shell was so
small as to allow its being struggled into
the Jail without trouble. At 1915 Dr.
Gray made Il further examination, and
found that the tissues of the throat, the
neck, and the front of the jaw had been
torn away. He administered stimulants,
but they failed to rouse the man, yet the
doctor states now that there is faint
possibility that Lingg may yet live.
CHICAGO, Nov. l0.-Mr. Grinnell SAWS
that in Case Lingg lives till Tomorrow. Il
STAY of execution at least will be granted.
Capt. Black returned from Springfield
greatly encouraged. He is confident
that the sentences of at least three and
probably all of the men will he com
muted.
A HORRIBLE SIGHT.
CHICAGO, Nov. I0.-At o'clock Lingg's
condition was unchanged. lie is still
unconscious and presents IL most hor-
rible sight with the lower part of hls
jaw completely torn off, and his thick
hair still matted with blood. The cheeks
were torn out and hung down in jagged
pieces upon his neck. The teeth were
knocked out and the gumbs
torn away. and as a
small stump OF the tongue appeared pro-
truding from the mangled throat Turn
key O'Neil discovered the little agent
which served Lingg to accomplish his
terrible work. 1t was
SMALL ILLUMINATING CAP,
little over ali inch long, filled with fui-
inmate of mercury, and the small fuse
which is usually attached to these instru-
ments, and it had been touched off by
Lingg at the time the reporter thought
he was lighting cigar. After the affair
when his cell was searched another can
die was found. At the top of it, barely
concealed by the ends of the wick. sec
ond Eliminating cap was found, so it is
supposed that Llngg's attempted suicide
was committed with one similarly hid
den. The candies are furnished by the
Jail, so that the caps must have been put
in by Lingg himself.
THE OTHER PRISONERS SEARCHED.
CHICAGO, Up. m.-The scene in Lingg's
cell after the explosion was CHASTITY.
Teeth, back of jaw bone, shreds of flesh
and blood were scattered all over the
narrow compartment. Within fifteen
minutes after the explosion, Fischer,
Parsons and Engei were taken from
cells and searched in the jailor's office.
All their clothing was taken and new
suits made by the sherif's orders given
them.
The Decision Will Be VoluminouS.
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